Pinky May Stats

Pinky May was born on Wednesday, January 18, 1911, in Laconia, Indiana. May was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1939, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Pinky May baseball stats page.
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Pinky May

Pinky May Autograph on a 1941 Play Ball Reprint (#9)

Pinky May Autograph on a 1941 Play Ball Reprint (#9)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Merrill Glend May
Nickname:   Pinky
Born On:   01-18-1911
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Laconia, Indiana
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-04-2000
Place of Death Data Died In:   Corydon, Indiana
Cemetery:   Cedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Indiana
College:   Indiana University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-21-1939 (Age 28)
Last Game:   10-03-1943
Draft:   Not Applicable
Pinky May

Pinky May Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Pinky May

Pinky May Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 Phillies 135 464 49 133 27 3 2 0 62 41 - 20 25 - 1 16 .287 .346 .371
1940 Phillies 136 501 59 147 24 2 1 0 48 58 - 33 8 - 4 9 .293 .371 .355
1941 Phillies 142 490 46 131 17 4 0 0 39 55 - 30 8 - 2 18 .267 .344 .318
1942 Phillies 115 345 25 82 15 0 0 0 18 51 - 17 11 - 1 8 .238 .338 .281
1943 Phillies 137 415 31 117 19 2 1 0 48 56 - 21 9 - 1 18 .282 .369 .345
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 665 2,215 210 610 102 11 4 0 215 261 - 121 61 - 9 69 .275 .354 .337
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Pinky May Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1939 Phillies 3B 132 - - 435 3.3 416 153 263 19 28 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1940 Phillies 3B 135 - - 457 3.4 436 139 297 21 12 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1940 Phillies SS 1 - - 8 8.0 7 1 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 -
1941 Phillies 3B 140 - - 533 3.8 518 194 324 15 31 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1942 Phillies 3B 107 - - 349 3.3 336 109 227 13 23 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1943 Phillies 3B 132 - - 438 3.3 422 142 280 16 20 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 646 0 0 2,212 3.4 2,128 737 1,391 84 114 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
SS Totals 1 0 0 8 8.0 7 1 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 --
5 Years 647 - - 2,220 3.4 2,135 738 1,397 85 115 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
Pinky May

Pinky May Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Phillies 4 - - - - n/a 232.0 23.2 7.5 - - -
1940 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 501.0 15.2 10.4 - - -
1941 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 16.3 12.6 - - -
1942 Phillies 3 - - - - n/a 0.0 20.3 19.2 - - -
1943 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 415.0 19.8 8.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 13 - - - - n/a 553.8 18.3 10.3 - - -
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Pinky May Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1939 Philadelphia Phillies 19 Undetermined - -
1940 Philadelphia Phillies 19 Undetermined Stats -
1941 Philadelphia Phillies 19 Undetermined - -
1942 Philadelphia Phillies 26 Undetermined - -
1943 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Undetermined - -




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